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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 60 deaths, 3016 new cases

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 60 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian caretaker Tourism Minister seeks to defend Ukrainian refugee move

November 6, 2022November 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

In interviews at the weekend, Bulgaria’s caretaker Tourism Minister Ilyin Dimitrov sought to deflect criticism of the interim government’s controversial

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Europe 

EC to propose 1.5B euro a month to help Ukraine’s financing needs for 2023

November 6, 2022November 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Commission (EC) President von der Leyen has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that she would this week propose a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron strain found in all 166 samples – NCIPD

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on November 4 that it has has found the Omicron

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria begins moving Ukrainian refugees to state facilities

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

The accommodation of Ukrainian refugees in state recreation centres along Bulgaria’s Black Sea has begun, according to reports on November

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament approves investment plan to buy 8 more F-16s

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted by a large majority on November 4 to approve an investment plan for the purchase of

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Business 

Poll finds slight drop in consumer confidence in Bulgaria

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

In October 2022, Bulgaria’s total consumer confidence indicator decreased by 0.6 percentage points compared with July, the National Statistical Institute

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Bulgaria 

Interior Ministry: Bulgaria has 34 000 places for Ukrainian refugees in state facilities

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria has 34 000 places in state facilities available for accommodating Ukrainian refugees who have been staying in hotels, caretaker

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament votes in favour of supplying weapons to Ukraine

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted by a large majority on November 3 to supply weaponry to Ukraine. The vote, with 175

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